Sparks: The Strategies One Man Used To Save IBM From the Brink of Collapse

Sparks: The Strategies One Man Used To Save IBM From the Brink of Collapse

You've heard of IBM, but did you know that it was once on the verge of bankruptcy? One man, a cookie salesman, was able to turn the company around and keep it from collapsing. In today's leadership spark, we'll explore the remarkable turnaround of IBM in the 1990s under the leadership of Lou Gerstner, Former CEO of IBM. Lou, an outsider with a background in consumer goods and financial services, took the helm and transformed the company. He restructured IBM, shifting its focus from hardware to services and software, and revitalized its corporate culture, steering it from near bankruptcy to becoming a global leader in technology services. This story is a powerful example of how visionary leadership and strategic decision-making can navigate a company through trying times and lead it to success.

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Sparks: Want to Get and Retain Top Talent? You NEED to Watch This!

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How to Stop Leading from Fear and Start Taking Radical Responsibility at Work

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So much of what holds leaders back isn't strategy or skill. It's the invisible mindset traps we don't even realize we're stuck in. Most leadership challenges are created by unconscious patterns runnin...

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Sparks: The Employee Experience Equation: How Physical Space, Technology, and Culture Can Make or Break Teams

Sparks: The Employee Experience Equation: How Physical Space, Technology, and Culture Can Make or Break Teams

What if your office is making people miserable… and you don't even see it? We now live in a world of hybrid work. The spaces we work in, the technology we use, and the culture we experience shape us m...

1 Elo 202514min

The Leadership Mindset You Need in an AI-Driven World

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AI is moving faster than any of us can keep up. Every week brings a new tool, every month a new disruption, and leaders everywhere are left scrambling to understand what this means for their people, t...

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Sparks: Be a Better Leader: Five Trends You Need to Embrace to Become Future Ready

Sparks: Be a Better Leader: Five Trends You Need to Embrace to Become Future Ready

The world of work is changing faster than ever! Globalization, mobility, millennials, technology, and new behaviors are transforming how we lead. In today's Leadership Spark episode, I break down thes...

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The Right Way to Handle Tough Conversations Without Losing Your Team

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Most leaders avoid tough conversations out of fear—of seeming harsh, being misunderstood, or facing backlash. But the conversations we dodge are often the key to growth, accountability, and psychologi...

21 Heinä 202558min

Sparks: Five Trends Reshaping the Future of Work: Why Challenging Convention is the New Normal

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What can a world chess champion teach us about the future of work? More than you think. Just like Magnus Carlsen challenged convention to become the greatest player in history, leaders today need to r...

18 Heinä 202512min

How to Use The Six Sources of Influence to Create Behavior Change That Lasts

How to Use The Six Sources of Influence to Create Behavior Change That Lasts

Great ideas often die, not because they're wrong, but because no one knows how to influence others to act on them. In leading today's complex organizations, it's not enough to be right. The real chall...

14 Heinä 202555min

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